Gumdrop: Nightmare at 300,000 Feet
3 October 2002
AllenCorp Launch Facility
Outside Freer, TX
27° 49′ 2″ N 98° 59′ 50″ W
“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of AllenCorp, I’d like to welcome you to the first private orbital spaceflight.
“At seven p.m. tonight, local time, our...